Kidney failure is projected to become the fifth leading cause of death worldwide by 2040. Against this backdrop, the Ameena Gafoor Medical and Dialysis Centre in Parika on Thursday received monetary donations to support patients undergoing life-saving treatment. Among them is Frederick, a Region Three (Essequibo Islands–West Demerara) resident whose life now depends on dialysis....

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A second Gas-to-Energy project is being pursued in Berbice, and the pipeline to bring the natural gas onshore could cost about US$2 billion, ExxonMobil Guyana President Alistair Routledge estimates. Routledge told reporters that there are vast gas reserves offshore, with the company seeing the Haimara development as the anchor for the second gas project. To...

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The government is preparing to move into direct engagements with investors for a series of eco-lodge and resort developments, as the review of submitted proposals nears completion. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues recently said a technical committee is currently finalising its assessment of expressions of interest (EOI) received for multiple locations across...

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…but company cannot say when country will receive full 50% profit By Davina Bagot Kaieteur News – By the end of 2026 Guyana will repay ExxonMobil all expenses relating to the seven sanctioned projects but the company is uncertain whether the country will be able to enjoy its full 50% profits in accordance with the […]

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Kaieteur News – A one-year-old baby was on Thursday crushed to death by a tractor his father operated at Canal No. 1, West Bank Demerara (WBD). The child has been identified as Talesh Bhudhram. Kaieteur News understands that the child was in upper floor of the family’s home when his father went into the yard […]

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DOHA/WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, March 19 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had told ​Israel not to repeat its attacks on Iranian natural gas infrastructure as tit-for-tat strikes on energy plants sent energy prices spiralling, sharply escalating the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Trump’s comment came as energy prices jumped on Thursday after Iran responded ‌to an Israeli […]

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